David Limbaugh

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| birth_name = David Scott Limbaugh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|12|11}}

| birth_place = Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.

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| occupation = Attorney, writer

| alma_mater = Southeast Missouri State University
University of Missouri (BA, JD)

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David Scott Limbaugh (born December 11, 1952) is a conservative American political commentator and author who has also worked as a professor and as a lawyer. He is the younger brother of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Life and career

Limbaugh was born on December 11, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Mildred Carolyn "Millie" (née Armstrong) and Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Jr.{{cite web|url=http://www.creators.com/conservative/david-limbaugh-about.html|title=About David Limbaugh, author of an opinion column from Creators Syndicate.|work=Creators.com|accessdate=2014-12-26}} Limbaugh's paternal grandfather was Missouri state representative, lawyer, and United States Ambassador Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr.

Following high school, Limbaugh attended Southeast Missouri State University in 1971 and 1972, transferring to the University of Missouri, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in political science. Limbaugh then went on to law school at Missouri where he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Missouri in 1978.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/the_college_backgrounds_of_americas_leading_syndicated_columnists|title=National Association of Scholars - The College Backgrounds of America's Leading Syndicated Columnists by Tom Wood|website=www.nas.org}} He also served in the National Guard for six years. He has written columns that are carried by Creators Syndicate,{{cite web|url=http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-limbaugh.html|title=The Cross Was Preceded by the Cradle|work=Creators.com|date=23 July 2021 }} Townhall.com, WorldNetDaily and Jewish World Review.{{cite web|title=David Limbaugh – Jewish World Review|url=http://www.jewishworldreview.com/david/limbaugh.archives.asp|publisher=Jewish World Review|accessdate= June 5, 2019}} In addition to his legal and writing work, Limbaugh also works as an agent for several conservative talk radio hosts.{{cite web | last=Avlon |first=Jon |date=May 7, 2013 | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/07/the-high-cost-of-rush-talker-bleeds-millions-from-his-carriers-as-toxic-talk-slumps-cumulus-seems-set-to-part-ways-with-rush-limbaugh.html|title= The high cost of Rush: Talker bleeds millions from his carriers as toxic talk slumps; Cumulus set to part ways with Rush | work = The Daily Beast }}

He currently practices law as a partner at The Limbaugh Firm and specializes in entertainment law.{{cite web|url=https://www.limbaughlaw.com/team/david-limbaugh/|title=The Limbaugh Firm – Attorney Profiles – David S. Limbaugh|work=Limbaugh Law}}

Limbaugh was chosen by Christian authors Norman Geisler and Frank Turek to write the foreword to their book I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (Crossway, 2004). In the book, Limbaugh states that he became a Christian after years of being a skeptic and that he now has a strong interest in Christian apologetics.Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek, I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, 7. Limbaugh describes himself as "an evangelical Christian".{{cite web|title=The Pope-Exploiter in Chief|author=David Limbaugh|date=September 25, 2015|url=https://www.creators.com/read/david-limbaugh/09/15/the-pope-exploiter-in-chief}}

Limbaugh and his wife, Lisa, have five children. Limbaugh has written several books, some of which have been bestsellers, such as Crimes Against Liberty, which was The New York Times' Non-fiction best seller for two weeks in 2010.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-09-19/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html | title=Hardcover Nonfiction | work=The New York Times | accessdate=25 April 2013}}

Works

Absolute Power: The Legacy of Corruption in the Clinton-Reno Justice Department (Regnery Publishing, March 2001, {{ISBN|0-89526-237-1}})
Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War Against Christians (Regnery Publishing, October 2003, {{ISBN|0-89526-111-1}})
Bankrupt: The Intellectual and Moral Bankruptcy of Today's Democratic Party (Regnery Publishing, September 2006; {{ISBN|1-59698-017-6}})
Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama (Regnery Publishing, August 2010; {{ISBN|978-1-59698-624-4}})
The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic (Regnery Publishing, June 4, 2012; {{ISBN|978-1596987777}})
Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel (Regnery Publishing, September 8, 2014; {{ISBN|978-1621572558}})
The Emmaus Code: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament (Regnery Publishing, November 9, 2015; {{ISBN|978-1621574156}})
The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels (Regnery Publishing, April 10, 2017; {{ISBN|978-1621576372}})
Jesus is Risen: Paul and the Early Church (Regnery Publishing, October 2, 2018; {{ISBN|978-1621577041}})
Guilty By Reason of Insanity: Why The Democrats Must Not Win (Regnery Publishing, October 29, 2019; {{ISBN|978-1621579885}})
The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament (Regnery Publishing; September 2022; with Christen Limbaugh Bloom; {{ISBN|978-1621579953}})

References

External links

{{Official website|http://davidlimbaugh.com}}
[http://outloudopinion.com Podcasts of Limbaugh's recent articles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208235647/http://www.outloudopinion.com/ |date=2008-02-08 }}
Publisher's official book description for [http://www.regnery.com/books/bankrupt.html Bankrupt by David Limbaugh]
Publisher's official book description for [http://www.regnery.com/regnery/031001_pers.html Persecution by David Limbaugh]
Publisher's official book description for [http://www.regnery.com/regnery/010309_absolute.html Absolute Power by David Limbaugh]
[http://www.creators.com/opinion/david-limbaugh.html David Limbaugh Features] at Creators Syndicate
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